Computer only recognizes 125 gigs free space on 200 gig hard drive

Explode_ADX · 07-18-2005, 10:52 PM

I didnt partition mine at all I just installed it and got no partitions it reads that it is at 232GB but only has like 120 something Gbs free

eighthcircuit · 07-19-2005, 09:55 AM

I don't know what ASUS boards, MSI, and Abit mean. I have some research to do. At this point let me just ask this. I want to put stuff on my new hard drive but I'm afraid I'll have to wipe it again if i need to reinstall windows xp again (in order for its full free space capacity to be regonized once i figure out what i need to do). Should i wait until i figure out how to get my hard drive's full free space recognized before i download stuff on it (that i don't want wiped, like mp3 and video files). I guess my question rests on the question of whether i need to re-install windows xp to get my hard drive capacity to work.

Explode_ADX · 07-19-2005, 03:23 PM

Yeah I was just having trouble looking for the bios update because I did it a while back but I dont remember where I found the file for the update. Ill look under the dell website to see if I can locate. Thanks for the info.

alanuofm · 07-19-2005, 07:59 PM

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&os=WW1&osl=EN

thats for dell dimension 4550 windows xp drivers. go to bios and just follow the directions.

eighthcircuit · 07-19-2005, 11:48 PM

I did the BIOS update, but my computer is still not reading the full free space of my hard drive.

eighthcircuit · 07-19-2005, 11:49 PM

How do I know if my Dell 4550 has a motherboard that supports 48 bit LBA? If it doesn't, what can I do?

07-18-2005, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Explode_ADX New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	I didnt partition mine at all I just installed it and got no partitions it reads that it is at 232GB but only has like 120 something Gbs free __________________ Dell Dimension 4500 Intel Pentium4 2.4Ghz (533Mhz front side bus) 232Gb HDD + 127GB HDD (7200 rpm) 768Mb DDR SD RAM DVD/CD-ROM Drive 19" Flat Screen Monitor NVIDA GeForce4 MX 420

07-19-2005, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Explode_ADX New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	Yeah I was just having trouble looking for the bios update because I did it a while back but I dont remember where I found the file for the update. Ill look under the dell website to see if I can locate. Thanks for the info. __________________ Dell Dimension 4500 Intel Pentium4 2.4Ghz (533Mhz front side bus) 232Gb HDD + 127GB HDD (7200 rpm) 768Mb DDR SD RAM DVD/CD-ROM Drive 19" Flat Screen Monitor NVIDA GeForce4 MX 420

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07-19-2005, 09:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
eighthcircuit New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	I don't know what ASUS boards, MSI, and Abit mean. I have some research to do. At this point let me just ask this. I want to put stuff on my new hard drive but I'm afraid I'll have to wipe it again if i need to reinstall windows xp again (in order for its full free space capacity to be regonized once i figure out what i need to do). Should i wait until i figure out how to get my hard drive's full free space recognized before i download stuff on it (that i don't want wiped, like mp3 and video files). I guess my question rests on the question of whether i need to re-install windows xp to get my hard drive capacity to work.

07-19-2005, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	http://support.dell.com/support/down...&os=WW1&osl=EN thats for dell dimension 4550 windows xp drivers. go to bios and just follow the directions.

07-19-2005, 11:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
eighthcircuit New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	I did the BIOS update, but my computer is still not reading the full free space of my hard drive.

07-19-2005, 11:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
eighthcircuit New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	How do I know if my Dell 4550 has a motherboard that supports 48 bit LBA? If it doesn't, what can I do?